Sea Planes Service would not affect any community Says AP Anil Kumar

20 June 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Tourism Minister AP Anil Kumar on Wednesday said that all stakeholders would be taken into confidence regarding the operations of seaplane service in the state’s picturesque backwaters.

Tourism Minister said “I assure the Assembly, that we will not do anything that would affect any community in the state. All the stakeholders in the fishing sector as well as legislators will be taken into confidence. We will conduct awareness programmes to this effect and then only, will we go ahead with the plan,” .

However, the fishing community opposed the project. fearing that it would pose a threat to their livelihood. Environmentalists, too, have opposed the amphibian seaplane service. “To start with, we will operate from Kollam, Alapuzha, Bekal and Bolgatty (in Kochi) and then it will be extended to Wayanad and Munnar,” Kumar said .

Source– http://post.jagran.com/all-stakeholders-will-be-1371700010

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